From 1 January to 30 June 2011, Hungary takes over the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU). This Presidency this is the very first time that Hungary takes on this role since joining the EU in May 2004.
Acting as Presidency means that Hungary is responsible for setting the agenda for and presiding over a series of meetings which takes place in Hungary during this period – primarily in Budapest and Gödöllő. Many of these are high-level meetings – for example a series of Informal Ministerial meetings on a variety of sectoral topics.
During the next period there will be many UK visitors and delegations coming to Hungary!